Hydraulic faucet



May 12., 1931. I

- J. ERICKSON HYDRAULIC FAUCET Filed July 10, 1926 INVENTOR.

JOHN ERICKSON ATTORNEY.

patented May 12', .1931

. l UNITED TION OF NEW YORK JOHNLRRICKSON, OF yTROY, NEW-"YORK, vAssreNoR or FIFTY-ONR ONE-HUNDREDTHS krro SWEET a DOYLE FOUNDRY aivraoHINR Co.,Y or TROY, NEW YoRx,k-,ACoRrORA.

HYDRAULIC FAUoET l Application* filed July 10,11926. Serial NO.'121,519.k

`The presentV invention relates to improvements in faucets,'for permitting and controlling the flow of liquids from pipes.

Among theprincipal Objects which the invention has in view are: To provide a faucet inwhich the operating parts'are exemptfrom deterioration due to the effects of the liquid.; to provide means for accurately obtaining any desired flow; to provide a faucet which,

when shut off, instantly checksvall iow; and

chiefly to vprovide'improvement in faucets with a view to simplifying and cheapening the construction and rendering the same.

more effective in operation.

With the above an-d further objects-in view, the invention also consists inthe arrangement of parts and details ofconstructionmore particularly pointed outin the following description of the accompanying vdrawingsforming a partvo'f thisspecication and wherein v v Figure 1 is anelevational view partly in section of the improved faucet; Y

Figure 2 is aplan view partly rin section, the section being. taken thruthe plane indicated by the line 2 2 of Figurel 1;

Figure 3 is a viewof a detail of the faucet the detail being showntin elevation and isolated; f

Figure 4 shows the layout,` ofthe camslot employed; and." Y

Figure 5is an elevational sectionalview of Referring nowl to the drawings in which similar numerals'denote' similar elements throughout the several views,"the,improved faucet comprises a metal casting k10 having the customary inlet` 11 and outletr orfspout 12' for the liquid.: The body ofthe casting is .provided with an inwardly projecting flange 13 integrally formed with the casting,and vwhich serves as a seatrfor the plunger-14. '.lhe plunger may be composed of any suitablel flexible material sothat when on its seat'it acts as an effectual seal to check the iow of A the liquid. A small metallic rivet 15 extends `thru the plungerand has a central aperture Vor port allowing the passage of a iineistream of liquid.

^ An element 16 somewhat similar. to abush! ing shown isolated in Figure'S closesthe top of the casting.-A lock nut 17 threaded on the top of the casting bears against a ridge 18 extending around the periphery of the bushing and clamps the bushing securely in place. The *v bushing has a reduced part 19 projecting within the casting, the bottom of the probushing. Secured to the plug is a valve stem formed by means of 'any orifice 22vthru theside jecting part being provided with a conically A shaped hole intowhich seats a plug 2O of flexible material. This plug acts as a valve to n 66 admit or cut off the flow of liquid into the i of the bushing and anotherorifice'23coinciding therewith and extending fthr'u the kcast-v i ing. A

lcup washer 24 is attached tothesvalve .stem near. its top as by a nut-25. The cup washer is composed of asoft exiblematerial such yas rubber and serves both asa guide for the valve stem and as a packing for the cham'- ber formed by the bushing. A coil spring 26 encircles the valve stem vand bea-rs at one end against the cup washer and atthe other end against the bottom ofthe bushing,and serves i to maintain. the plug 2O on its seat.' .j

A `cap- 27 covers the top ofthe bushing an a handle 28 readily attached thereto which Ahandlefhas a stud 29 projecting into., a cam slot 30 formed inthe side of thebushing. The layout of the cam' slot is shown lin Figure 4 and as there shown it is provided with a low.-

.ercentrally cut awayportion 3l, thevpurpose' of which will become apparentes the description proceeds. A set screw 32 is threadedly attached to the interior of thecap, vertically above the top of the valve stem 2l. yThe set 8o is adapted-for rotationv thereon. The cap has n screw may be adjusted to vary thech'aracterristics of .thel iiow of liquid and to compenl'sate for any wear that-v may occur. f

-The closed position of the'faucet is shown virlgthe'drawings and inthis position there is no liquidr flowing out of the spout. Due to 'the aperture inl the rivet 15, the chamber aloovethe plunger 14 is filled with liquid'j and the pressure within this chamber is the same as that of the pressure in the pipe. The force tending to maintain the plunger on its seat, therefore, is proportionate to the difference between the Iupper area of the plunger and the lower area exposed to the pressure of the liquid from the pipe and Vis 'in fact equalto the product of this difference by the pressure within the pipe. Inasmuch as the 4difference :un area is constant, there will always be a u fome ,tending to maintain the plunger on its seat when the faucet is closed and as long as the plug 20 cuts off communication into the interior of the bushing although the force n Acornes Ain contact with the top of the valve stem and lowers this valve stem against the action of the spring 26, thus lifting the plug o 'its seat. 'Phe liquid above the plunger 14 new passes 'into the interior of the bushing and out thru the orifices 22 and 23 into the spout. The `pressure above the @plunger is thus released and :therefore the pressure below the piunger lifts the plunger off its seat and a'lows theliquid to flow directly into the spout beneath the plunger.

While the plunger is ioff its seat and the liquid is lowing beneath vit into the'spout,

a very vfine stream is continually passing thru the aperture in the plunger and out thru the orifices 22 and 23,v where it mixes with the :est of the How. lWhen, however, the handle is turned :back to ciose the faucet, the cap and its associated set screw are elevated, the spring 26 :aided by the pressure ofthe liquid 4forces the valve stem upward #so that the kplug 20 cuts olf communication with the interrier of the bushing and the small stream is checked. A pressure is rapidly built up above the plunger and it is therefore forced down on its `seat and all flow ceases. The above actions take place 5almost simultaneously so that there is very little interval of time ela-psing between the turni-ng of the f handle back to its closed position and the,

complete checking of the flow.

A perfect control `of the flow can Vbe yobtained at ali times by adjusting the position of the handle. The cam slot extends about half way varound the circumference of the lmshing and `a maxi-mum flow is :obtained when the handle is turned about a quarter of i tum in either direction, at which points the valve stem is lowered to its 'greatest extent and the pressure above the plunger is kthereiore least Intermediate positions of the handle will' cause the pressure above the yr. to have diderent Values because 'of variations in the resistance to the flow of l'qnid ,hmnabove plunger into the spout and, therefore, the plunger will assume various positions corresponding to the positions of the handle, Any iiow may therefore be obtained by changing the position of the handle and it may be varied from a very fine trickle to a maximum. j

When the handle 28 is at its closed position, afull flow of liquid may be obtained merely by pressing down on the .cap y27. The cutaway portion v3l in the camslot 30 permits the cap to be thus lowered. A full flow ycan therefore be obtained without having recourse to the handle. Moreover, the handle maybe left off entirely and the faucet becomes a self closing bibb, as is shown in Figure '5. A spring '33 may be employed in connection with this modification to angment'the speed with'which :the cap is lifted when released and the faucet closed. /Vhen the faucet is -thus used solely as .a self closing bibb,pthe necessity vfor .acam slot no longer exists.' i

T he simplicity and cheapness of the-above describe-d .construction and the fewness of the number Jof parts compares favorably with the lordinary faucet. The' valve .parts exposed .directly to the .action of the liquid, that is the plunger le `an the plug 20, have reciprocating motion only andas la .consequence are eX- -empt from the usual .causes 4.of wear found in the Aordinary faucets. rIhe above construction is further characterized in theaccuracy with which vthe iiow 'may be governed7 in the rapidity with which .the :flow maybe lcaused tov .cease and in the elimination, .or :at least substantial reduction of the objectionalv effectsdue to the so calledwater hannn'er following the checking of the flow.

It will :be rapparent that variations .and alterations may be made in thespecilic :structure described without departing from the spirit `.of the invention Vand I desire, therefore, to be limited only by the state -of .the prior art and the scope of the appended claims. 1 v

l. In a device'of the class described, a body portion having .an inlet andan outlet for a fluid, a plunger .adapted to cover said inlet .and having .an aperture for the passage of fluid, nica-ns forming `a 7closedchamber above A the plunger wherein thefluid passing through the aperture is confined, a` valve for controlling the flow of fluid from the closed .chamber tothe outlet, andmeaus for operating said valve, said operating means including :a cap having a stud projecting therefrom disposedfin a cam slot, `which slot yhas 'a portion cut away to allow. movement of said .cap-in the direction Aofthe valve. y y

2. In adevice-of lthe class described, a body portion having an inlet and an outlet for a fiuid, a plunger adapted'to lcover said inlet andhaving an aperture for. the passage of iuid, a hollow member disposed in the body portion ,above theplunger, a valve for. controlling the Vflow of fluid from above the plunger into said hollow member, operating means for the valve including a cap disposed over the hollow member, a handle secured to the cap and a stud associated with the cap and handle and disposed' in a cam slot formed Yin the hollow member, and means for conveying iuid from within the'hollow member to the outlet.

3. In a device of the class'described, a body portion having an inlet and an outlet fora iiuid, a hollow member disposed above the body portion, a valve for controlling the iow of iuid from the body portion into the'hollow member, operating means for the valve in-v cluding a cap disposed over the hollow member, and a stud associated with the cap and 'l disposed in a cam slot formed in the hollow member, said cam slot extending circumferentially around a portion of the hollow member and gradually changing in elevation from a maximum height to a minimum height, and means for conveying fluid from within the hollow member to thepoutlet.

4. A device according to claim 3, in which the cam slot is out away vvertically at its Vposition of maximum elevation, said cutaway portion permitting vertical movement of the stud therein. Y

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification this 2nd day of July, 1926.

JOI-IN ERICKSON. 

